Himachal Pradesh assembly election, Jun 1998
68 assembly constituencies in Himachal Pradesh, 70.31% turnout.
Seats
68
Candidates
369
25 women, 6 elected
Turnout
70.31%
25.5 lakh of 36.3 lakh
Leading party
INC
31 of 68 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Himachal Pradesh
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 31 | -21 | 68 | 11,10,055 | 43.51% | -5.31 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 31 | +23 | 68 | 9,95,482 | 39.02% | +2.88 |
| HVCHVC | 5 | +5 | 62 | 2,45,584 | 9.63% | — |
| INDIndependent | 1 | -6 | 52 | 1,06,764 | 4.18% | -5.58 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 28 | 35,866 | 1.41% | -0.85 |
| JDJanata Dal | 0 | 0 | 21 | 19,155 | 0.75% | -0.34 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | -1 | 11 | 13,508 | 0.53% | -0.22 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11,088 | 0.43% | -0.64 |
| AIRJPAIRJP | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6,275 | 0.25% | — |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3,176 | 0.12% | +0.12 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2,827 | 0.11% | — |
| RJPRashtriya Jansambhavna Party | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,498 | 0.06% | — |
| SJPRSJPR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 0.00% | — |
- INC31 (46%)
- BJP31 (46%)
- HVC5 (7%)
- IND1 (1%)
- INC31
- BJP31
- HVC5
- IND1
- INC31
- BJP31
- HVC5
- IND1
Constituency performance
From the 68 results in Himachal Pradesh
Closest contest
KUTLEHAR
won by 3 (0.01%)
Biggest victory
ROHRU
won by 26,148 (62.90%)
Highest turnout
THEOG
78.51%
Lowest turnout
SIMLA
42.70%
Seat change
Against Himachal Pradesh's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1993), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained34 (50%)
- Changed hands34 (50%)
34 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 34 changed hands.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Himachal Pradesh, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- BJP
- HVC
- IND
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 68 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 68
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANI | INCISHWAR DASS | BJPTEJ RAM | 2,4705.32% | 69.8% |
| ARKI | INCDHARAM PAL THAKUR | BJPNAGIN CHANDRA PAL | 5781.69% | 70.1% |
| BAIJNATH | INCSANT RAM | BJPDULO RAM | 9022.52% | 66.3% |
| BALH | HVCPARKASH | BJPDAMODAR DASS | 7,29916.35% | 75.2% |
| BAMSAN | BJPPREM KUMAR DHUMAL | INCKULDEEP SINGH PATHANIA | 8,82825.72% | 70.9% |
| BANIKHET | INCASHA KUMARI | BJPRENU CHADHA | 4210.92% | 70.1% |
| BANJAR | BJPKARAN SINGH | INCSATYA PRAKASH THAKUR | 2,7354.99% | 71.0% |
| BHARMOUR | BJPTULSI RAM | INCTHAKAR SINGH | 3,82412.53% | 72.7% |
| BHATTIYAT | BJPKISHORI LAL | INCKULDIP SINGH PATHANIA | 7,80922.70% | 73.0% |
| BILASPUR | BJPJAGAT PRAKASH NADDA | INCBABU RAM GAUTAM | 8,04921.27% | 72.3% |
| CHACHIOT | BJPJAI RAM THAKUR | INCMOTI RAM | 5,77914.60% | 76.1% |
| CHAMBA | INCHARSH MAHAJAN | BJPKEWAL KRISHAN | 5,15114.24% | 69.7% |
| CHINTPURNI | BJPPARVEEN SHARMA | INCHARI DUTT | 6531.90% | 68.5% |
| CHOPAL | INCYOGENDRA CHANDAR | HVCKEWAL RAMA CHAUHAN | 12,23737.70% | 71.9% |
| DARANG | INCKAUL SING | HVCJAWAHAR LAL | 13,01829.02% | 73.8% |
| DHARAMPUR | HVCMAHENDER SINGH | INCNATHA SINGH | 9662.63% | 68.7% |
| DHARAMSALA | BJPKISHAN CHAND KAPOOR | INCRAM SWAROOP | 3,3559.94% | 69.1% |
| DOON | INCLAJJA RAM | INDVINOD KUMARI CHANDER | 3,1487.54% | 76.8% |
| GAGRET | INCKULDEEP KUMAR | BJPSATPAUL | 3,50410.24% | 70.5% |
| GANGATH | BJPDES RAJ | INCBODH RAJ | 1480.38% | 73.0% |
| GEHARWIN | BJPRIKHI RAM | INCBEERU RAM | 1,5864.32% | 72.9% |
| GHUMARWIN | INCKASHMIR SINGH | BJPKARAM DEV | 1,5393.80% | 70.7% |
| GOPALPUR | INCRANGILA RAM RAO | HVCTEG SINGH | 8,04219.74% | 71.2% |
| GULER | INCCHANDER KUMAR | BJPHARBANS SINGH RANA | 4,86814.77% | 73.5% |
| HAMIRPUR | BJPURMILA THAKUR | INCANITA VERMA | 4,19011.02% | 68.7% |
| JASWAN | INCVIPLOVE THAKUR | BJPBIKRAM SINGH | 5,86319.64% | 69.0% |
| JAWALAMUKHI | INDRAMESH CHAND | INCKEWAL SINGH | 1,0613.01% | 72.5% |
| JAWALI | BJPRAJAN SUSHANT | INCSUJAN SINGH | 7,02716.85% | 74.2% |
| JOGINDER NAGAR | INCGULAB SINGH | BJPGANGA RAM JAMWAL | 1,6914.54% | 69.4% |
| JUBBAL-KOTKHAI | INCRAM LAL | JDRAJ PAL | 18,03452.62% | 68.8% |
| KANGRA | BJPVIDYA SAGAR CHAUDHARY | INCDAULAT CHAUDHARY | 7,21117.60% | 70.2% |
| KARSOG | HVCMANSA RAM | BJPJOGINDER PAL | 1,9325.28% | 71.0% |
| KASAULI | INCRAGHU RAJ | HVCCHAMAN LALL | 5,57217.63% | 63.5% |
| KASUMPTI | BJPROOP DASS KASHYAP | INCSHONKIA RAM KASHYAP | 1,9144.91% | 53.7% |
| KINNAUR | BJPCHET RAM NEGI | INCJAGAT SINGH NEGI | 3,3209.88% | 71.1% |
| KOTKEHLOOR | INCRAM LAL THAKUR | BJPKRISHAN KUMAR | 3,0607.63% | 77.7% |
| KULU | BJPCHANDER SAIN THAKUR | INCRAJ KRISHAN GAUR | 380.07% | 64.0% |
| KUMARSAIN | INCJAI BIHARI LAL KHACHI | INDGHANSHYAM DASS | 9,57526.98% | 71.1% |
| KUTLEHAR | BJPRAM DASS MALANGAR | INCMAHENDRA PAL | 30.01% | 69.8% |
| LAHAUL AND SPITI | HVCRAM LAL MARKANDA | INCRAGHUBIR SINGH | 6464.42% | 70.9% |
| MANDI | HVCSUKH RAM | BJPKANHAIYA LAL | 18,98947.83% | 69.0% |
| MEWA | BJPISHWAR DASS DHIMAN | INCPREM KAUSHAL | 5,41714.54% | 70.7% |
| NACHAN | INCTEK CHAND | BJPDILE RAM | 7591.91% | 76.0% |
| NADAUN | BJPBABU RAM MANDIAL | INCNARAIN CHAND PRASHAR | 5801.67% | 68.3% |
| NADAUNTA | BJPBALDEV SHARMA | INCMANJIT SINGH | 4,68511.92% | 71.7% |
| NAGROTA | INCG.S.BALI | BJPRAM CHAND BHATIA | 1,2243.09% | 73.8% |
| NAHAN | INCKUSH PARMAR | BJPSHYAMA SHARMA | 2,9908.52% | 69.9% |
| NALAGARH | BJPHARI NARAYAN SINGH | INCVIJAYENDRA SINGH | 5,33012.38% | 77.0% |
| NURPUR | BJPRAKESH PATHANIA | INCRANJEET SINGH BAKSHI | 2,4064.94% | 74.7% |
| PACHHAD | INCGANGU RAM MUSAFIR | BJPKALI DASS KASHYAP | 14,37638.32% | 75.8% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Himachal Pradesh alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Himachal Pradesh assembly election, Jun 1998?
Indian National Congress won 31 of 68 seats in Himachal Pradesh, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Himachal Pradesh assembly election, Jun 1998?
Turnout was 70.31% — 25.5 lakh of 36.3 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Himachal Pradesh have?
Himachal Pradesh has 68 assembly seats.